When invented in 1959 Mini was created with a single engineering goal. Get 4 Adults from A to B as efficiently as possible.
When I was a kid my dad had a mini that he raced - upgraded with Jaguar Carbs etc.
I am happy BMW is grounding it’s brand in the foundation of Mini’s Brand Excellence, Efficiency, meet EVOLVE - Awesome! (I ride a bike).
Reduce your cost of Green Renovation with an ecoenergy audit
Renovating is costly, but there are grant monies available from the Federal and Provincial governments. If you are renovating, you should be taking advantage of incentive programs including ecoEnergy. ecoEnergy offers grants for improving the systems of your house. As much as 10,000 dollars in grants are available for green home improvements ranging from high efficiency furnace replacement to caulking and sealing the air leaks in your home.
Anyone planning a renovation should consider getting an ecoEnergy audit. “The money invested in an ecoEnergy audit will save you money and help you prioritize energy savings”, says Chris Winter at the Conservation Council. Grants are available for the following, and your ecoEnergy auditor will file the paperwork for you.
Cadorin Homes Challenge Realtors to LEED Way to Green Realty
Realtor Challenge invited realtors to compete for the LEED
registered listing by demonstrating their ability to market and sell sustainable homes.
“For this grassroots shift to take shape, realtors needed to understand the emerging
market for sustainable homes and communicate this to buyers” says, Lynn Da Pra of
Cadorin Homes.
The Green Realtor Challenge set out to find the cream of the crop in green realty, and
chose three teams, dedicated to delivering more value to the end client. The winning
realtors were: Marc Paillé of Bosley Real Estate; the Bosley Real Estate “Green Team” of
Elspeth Sinclair, Pat Laughren and Carolyn Marit; and Ryan Coyle of Remax Unique.
See theteamgoesgreen.com for an example of how realtors are marketing sustainable
housing in Toronto.
Holiday Gift Giving, Shop Sustainable.ca written by Chris Chopik of Evolution Green Share
Each year when I return to my mother’s home for Christmas I know that there is a good chance that the stocking is full of oranges, liquor miniatures and fair trade-organic 70% dark chocolate. True, we have evolved from cheesy plastic dollar store items which had some subtle humour or momentary amusement, and there are even occasionally such items as a book about buying Green Christmas Gifts. I have seen stockings where each trinket is wrapped in plastic coated foil paper. When everyone is finished the unwrapping there is a garbage bag filled with unrecyclable paper, tape and ribbon. All of this and we haven’t even touched on the footprint of the gifts themselves.
November 1st, Wychwood Barns, 1-4pm
wHOLE in your Home Show
provides a one stop shop for busy homeowners
trying to make their houses more energy efficient
Leafy Green Infrastructure Can Prepare Cities For Climate Change
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Time: 3:15 – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen Street West – Huron Room (2nd Floor)
“Increasing our investment in leafy green infrastructure can significantly help cities reduce green house gas emissions and begin to adapt to the heat waves that are projected,” said Steven W. Peck, President, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. “Cooling Ontario’s cities by 1 degree Celcius in the summer can save hundreds of megawatts of energy and millions of dollars used to power air conditioners.” he added.
“The CitiesAlive panel discussion will be a chance to hear contrasting visions of what a city with fully developed green infrastructure would look like” said Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller, Chair of the Round Table Discussion. “Is it possible to grow a green infrastructure industry and grow a green economy simultaneously!” he added.
Inhabitat BREAKING NEWS: Blu Homes Acquires Michelle Kaufman Prefab Design - Evolving Green
An exciting new development in the world of prefab designs happened today, when Blu Homes, an East coast prefab home designer, announced that they had acquired the assets of mkDesigns, Michelle Kaufman’s prefab home design company. Back in May we were so saddened to hear that Michelle was closing the doors of her firm due to the crash in the housing market. This new development is huge and combines the manufacturing capabilities of Blu Homes with Michelle’s amazing talent, letting her continue doing what she does best – design fabulous green homes.
Chris Chopik
Director of Evolution and Realtor
Chris is a Toronto Real Estate Board Instructor
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